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Northwestern University’s law school deliberately avoided hiring highly qualified white male legal scholars in an effort to develop a more diverse faculty makeup in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws, alleges a lawsuit recently filed by a prominent conservative legal group. Read more
Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. Read more
After a 2023 measure increased penalties for making errors when registering voters, some student groups have decided the risk of doing so is too high. Read more
Chemistry laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart claims University of Hong Kong leader is victim of ‘tall poppy syndrome’ Read more
Figure suggests 32,000 students could walk away, mostly over costs and fears of burnout Read more
Beginning this fall, Colorado students can have the first two years of their college tuition reimbursed as a tax credit under a new state law. Read more
American Transparency publishes spending investigations under the moniker OpenTheBooks but doesn’t say where it gets its own money. Its definitions of DEI positions are way too broad, says one targeted university. Read more
Google's greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 were 48% higher than in 2019, according to its latest environmental report. Read more
Educators on the cutting edge of generative AI and its application in the classroom are discovering fascinating new ways to assess learning, uprooting centuries-old reading- and writing-based assessments as more and more students employ ChatGPT and related tools. Read more
University of Glasgow philosophers behind viral ‘ChatGPT is bullshit’ paper claim student AI use is linked to dubious techno optimism of billionaire Silicon Valley moguls Read more
